Word Origin & History

shallow c.1400, schalowe "not deep," probably from O.E. sceald (see shoal). Of breathing, attested from 1875; of thought or feeling, "superficial," first recorded c.1586. The noun, usually shallows, is first recorded 1571, from the adj.

Example Sentences for shallow

Not since records began has so deep a recession been followed by so shallow a recovery in employment.

Self-sufficiency is inefficient and shallow markets are more volatile than deep ones.

As a result, they must extrapolate deep rock clues from shallow region data.

After his release, he moped around for days, his bruises slowly changing from deep blue to shallow yellow.

Start with deep seams and leave the shallow seams for when these processes are more fully developed.

Draw a sketch of an ocean cross-section on the board, showing the shallow and deep parts as well as the open ocean.

One of the problems with this is that their shallow setbacks make creating even the semblance of a garden a challenge.

Mound polenta on dinner plates or in shallow bowls and ladle vegetable ragout over polenta.

Take off the grill and place filets in a shallow pan skin side down.

Even under water there can be habitats such as shallow-water or deep-water zones.